When Assad joined Instagram in July, the State Department characterized it as a “despicable PR stunt” designed to “gloss over the brutality and suffering.” So who’s following the account, anyway? With the help of Google Translate, here’s what Mr. and Mrs. Assad’s followers said to them this week. (Or at least, what their followers said that hasn’t been deleted.)

Asma’s Comments by the Numbers:References to Asma’s beauty: 4References to murder: 11References to the murder of children: 5